The
babies are due any minute and Rian is on a rampage trying to get the Pride
House ready to be featured in the Council newsletter.

Even
though it’s supposed to be the ‘Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ the newly
mated couples are finding it hard to get into the spirit. Tempers are running
high and nerves are frayed.

Fear
and doubt linger throughout the town like an oppressive, dark cloud. Will the
mated couples be saying Merry Christmas or goodbye to the ones they love? Can
the town avoid death and tragedy?

Will
Fate bless these couples twice in one year? Who will
receive Gifts of Fate?

Story Excerpt

“Oh the weather outside is frightful,
but the fire is so delightful.” Rebecca sang cheerfully as she hung fresh
garland and wreaths up in the diner. She loved Christmas. The snow outside
reminded her of the magical day when she first came to Arkadia. So much had
happened in the past year, it felt like she had lived here all her life.

The diner smelled like Ma’s beef stew,
homemade bread and cinnamon from the desserts baking in the oven. She was about
to get on the step ladder when she heard a low growl from her mate. She looked
behind her to see Liam already standing from where he sat with his mates to
come over and assist. He winked at her and took the garland from her hands. She
turned to Aleks.

“You don’t have to be so growly.”

“You should know better than to be
climbing around on a step ladder. You’re due any day now. You’re so big you’d
probably topple off to one side.”

Rebecca gasped and looked down at her
stomach. She secretly complained to Ashby and Sebastian about how big she was
because she didn’t want to worry Aleks, but damn the man for calling her out on
it in the diner.

“I’m not that big. I’m perfectly
healthy.” She sniffed.

Liam leaned down and whispered, “You
know he’s just worried. We all are. You’re just so tiny and let’s face it, your
tummy is not.” He kissed the top of her head, arranged the last section of
garland, and stepped down.

“I’m fine. We both are. Drill sergeant
over there has been keeping track of how many steps I take from the den to the
bathroom, how many ounces of water I drink and all my pre-natal vitamins.” She
smiled sweetly at Aleks before sticking her tongue out at him and rubbing her
tummy.

“Have you picked out a name yet?” Ashby
asked, grinning. Rebecca could kiss the man. He always seemed to know exactly
what she was feeling and what to do to make her feel better. Bringing up
choosing a baby name would be a fun way to bring her overbearing bear down a
notch or two. He had been dogging her every step for the past month and
restricted her visits to the diner. Torturing him was her only form of
entertainment.

“I think I have.”

“It has to be an ‘A’ name.” Aleks
jumped in. She had been teasing him about naming the baby Gabriel for weeks.

“I found the perfect name. Aloisius.
It’s Liam’s middle name and I think it will suit my baby right down to his
little purr,” Rebecca said, taking a seat across from Ashby who had his back to
Aleks. He caught her eye and winked.

“That’s a fine name,” Liam exclaimed,
jumping on the bandwagon.

“Like hell! We are not naming my son
Aloisius! And he does not purr, he growls!” Aleks rumbled.

“Hmmm I don’t know, it feels like a
purr to me,” Rebecca said innocently.

“It’s a growl.”

“A purr could sound like a growl,”
Kaden added.

“Especially from her tummy like that,”
Rex chimed in with a straight face.

Rebecca looked around and realized most
of the pride was in the diner.

“It’s a growl, dammit!”

“It’s okay, Aloisius, daddy loves you
no matter what, even if you purr.” Rebecca made kissy noises to her stomach.

“He is not going to be Aloisius!” Aleks
roared.

“You said I got to pick the first name
since you picked the middle name,” Rebecca reminded him.

“That was because of a family
tradition,” Aleks protested.

“Not my problem. Oh!” Rebecca rubbed
her stomach and looked over to Sebastian who had also grabbed his midsection.

Liam, Kent, and Aleks both jumped up
and went to their mates.

“What is it?” Aleks ran a gentle hand
over Rebecca’s stomach.

“Are you okay, kitten?” Liam asked.

“That felt funny,” Sebastian said,
frowning.

“I feel fine now,” Rebecca said,
tilting her head back for a kiss. No matter what was going on Aleks had a way
of making time stop every time their lips touched. He didn’t disappoint. He
delved into her mouth and nibbled on her lips. When they broke apart she sighed
happily. Aleks didn’t return to the barstool, he grabbed a chair and sat close
to her, taking her hand in his.

Adult Excerpt

“What time do we need to leave to head
to the diner?”

“About eleven.”

She looked over at the clock and turned
back to him, licking her lips.

“Let’s try. If it happens it happens.
But I want you to know, I’m not against it.” Madison ran her hands down his
chest.

“Wildcat, you have me so hard thinking
about getting you pregnant.” Connor groaned when she reached between them to
cup his hardening dick.

“Then it’s a good thing I’m not wearing
any panties under my nightgown and my pussy is dripping wet,” she said, leaning
forward to bite his earlobe. That was all it took. Growling, he yanked the
garment up over her head and attacked her hardening nipples like a starving
man. She arched her back, thrusting her breast further into his mouth.

He stood wrapping her legs around his
waist and then ran for the stairs. Through his T-shirt he could feel her damp,
scorching hot pussy grind against his abdomen. He felt his eyes shift as he
growled low and long. Tossing his mate on the bed he ripped his clothes from
his body and descended on her.

She took one look at his advancing form
and her eyes shifted to a light blue. She got on her hands and knees and looked
at him from over one shoulder. Catlike, she arched her back before lowering her
upper body to the bed, offering up her ass to him. He could see the moist, pink
folds of her pussy beckoning to him. He had to grab the base of his cock to
prevent himself from coming.

“I’m sorry, wildcat, I don’t think I
can go slow,” he rumbled, climbing on the bed and taking up a position behind
her. He slowly stroked his cock, looking down at her body.

“I don’t need slow right now, just
you.” She wiggled her ass. Connor ran both hands over her perfect ass cheeks
and pulled them apart. He could see her dark hole teasing him as her pussy
dripped liquid down her thighs. He ran his thumb up her slit, sliding her
juices to her sweet hole. He didn’t know what he wanted more, her dew-soaked
pussy or her tight ass. Grinning, he decided to have both.

With his other hand he grabbed his
shaft and began to push himself inside her slick folds. He waited until he was
about halfway in and then slammed inside his mate to the hilt. She went wild
beneath him the way he knew she would. She loved to have her cervix bumped. He
hammered into her over and over again. He loved the way her body stretched to
take his cock.

He knew he wouldn’t have long, his body
was already primed. He reached forward and wrapped his fingers in her hair. He
pulled backward until her back was bowed. She was keening her pleasure.
Snapping his hips again and again he pushed his thumb into her dark star and
she screamed and her pussy clamped down on his cock.

He saw stars explode behind his
eyelids, he roared and pulled her hair until she was up and kneeling on her
knees in front of him. He was still coming when he leaned forward and buried
his canines deep into her shoulder. Her arms came up to hold his head. He
impaled her with his thick cock one last time and was spent.

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